During a forum last month at George Washington University, Powell, the first African-American secretary of State, said Obama's victory would send an "electrifying" message to the world but that voters also "have to make a judgment... which of the candidates

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said during a news conference Thursday that Gates is "in the process of consulting closely" lawmakers. "In fact, he has begun making a number of phone calls today to committee leaders and is intent on fulfilling

Voters in at least six states are currently receiving calls with live operators and those that were previously recorded, or "robocalls," as part of the GOP's final effort before the Nov. 4 election day.

An indicator of this new trend is more films available on the three major media of original movies. Sci Fi will broadcast 36 movies this year from 24, including the dragon tale "Fire and Ice" slated for showing this weekend.

The Ohio Republican Party had filed a lawsuit against Brunner, a Democrat, for "failing to provide an adequate system of verifying voter registrations." A lower court said earlier this week that Brunner had to provide all 88 county election boards

According to ABC, the six-term senator didn't dance with Ellen but made fun of his age and criticized Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for not agreeing to a second vice presidential debate.

Analysts expect the situation to worsen and last longer than normal because of a combination of troubled financial markets, a housing slump, higher gasoline prices and other factors that are creating job losses in Tennessee as well as the rest

Stevens told the jury on Friday that his wife, Catherine, had received and paid for all the bills for the renovation of their Girdwood, Alaska home from 2000 to 2001. "What goes on in the house is Catherine's business. What

Steven Nobles, 20, was carrying with him a pipe bomb, knife, fireworks and suspicious electronics such as circuit boards, a battery with electrical tape, and .22-caliber rounds that are used in a nail gun.

The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 127 points or 1.4 percent. Caterpillar, down 7.2 percent, weighed most on the average as investors are worried the company will report soft third quarter earnings due to high borrowing costs. Home Depot, 2.6

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged the management of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to make accountability their watch-word.

Five gunmen, yesterday kidnapped the Chairman of Diobu Timber Sellers Association, Chief Job Obire and another man at the timber shed Okwelle waterside, Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

No fewer than 52 suspects have been arrested by a combined team of Army, Police and Customs in connection with the Wednesday killing of a Deputy Chief Inspector (DCI) of Customs, Mr. Babale A. during a clash between customs patrol

The Ondo State Coordinator of the National Anti-Corruption Volunteer Corps (NAVC), the Reverend Gbenga Joseph Awe, has been arrested by the ICPC for alleged fraudulent activities.

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom has advised public office holders at the Local Government level in the state to shun corruption.

A middle aged man was in the early hours of Monday electrocuted while trying to cut and steal a Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN Ltd live overhead cable at the Uti Street Extension Sub-station at Effurun, Uvwie council area

Anambra state government is to set up an enforcement revenue task force to flush out fake government revenue collectors.

Airport Police Command said it has smashed a notorious kidnapping syndicate at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

Prof Yemi Akinseye-George, is the Executive Director of Centre for Socio-Legal Studies (CSLS) and Visiting Fellow to the Davis Centre, Princeton University, New Jersey, USA. He was the Special Assistant to former Attorney General and Minister of Justice and presently,

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